* eircom and Internet Censoring *

ShooterSF · 03-09-2009 1:19pm

I apologise if this was mentioned can anyone clear this up for me I was sure it was an out of court settlement. However eircom claim it was a high court order. Which was it?

Johnboy1951 · 03-09-2009 1:27pm

ShooterSF wrote: »

I apologise if this was mentioned can anyone clear this up for me I was sure it was an out of court settlement. However eircom claim it was a high court order. Which was it?

As I understand it, Eircom made an agreement before the case was called, and the court 'rubber stamped' the agreement. So it is an order of the court.

thebman · 03-09-2009 1:34pm

ShooterSF wrote: »

I apologise if this was mentioned can anyone clear this up for me I was sure it was an out of court settlement. However eircom claim it was a high court order. Which was it?

Eircom agreed not to challenge any court orders so the record company goes to court seeking order and eircom say like yeah whatever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7_3n7xyDg

If I was the judge, I'd have been puzzled by eircoms response too :P

jor el · 03-09-2009 1:52pm

therokerroar wrote: »

So does this, in theory, mean that one can download whatever one likes, illegally, from sites such as Frostwire without fear of being prosecuted?

No, you cannot. This agreement doesn't mean that IRMA won't still go after people they believe are infringing copyright.

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

As I understand it, Eircom made an agreement before the case was called, and the court 'rubber stamped' the agreement. So it is an order of the court.

Pretty much, yes. eircom didn't contest IRMA in court, and agreed to cut off user with the 3-strike policy before it went to court. IRMA still followed through with the court case, in order to seal the deal. It is believed that the censoring of Piratebay was also part of that out of court deal. It wasn't the court order that compelled eircom to do this though, as they had already agreed to it.

ShooterSF · 03-09-2009 4:31pm

Thanks guys. I'm doin my bit as my friend's and family's "computer guy" to help move them to move to an ISP that will stand up for their freedoms better and wanted to make sure I was right in my thinking before starting.

jelomulawin · 04-09-2009 10:19pm

I still blame effing IRMA's big brother RIAA for this...I hate those guys seriously...

()() CENSOR MY ASS, EIRCOM!!!!

blubloblu · 04-09-2009 10:23pm

IRMA, RIAA, IFPI, BPI, RIANZ are all the same organisation of EMI, Warner, Sony BMG and Universal Vivendi.

zoom! · 11-10-2009 8:26pm

Are they reporting peoples IP's or not. I've heard that they have but on the other hand I heard they've stopped after blocking of TPB. Does anyone know the specifics?